Teenager cleared of sex assault charges

A teenager accused of sexually assaulting two boys was cleared of both charges by a jury at Reading Crown Court on Friday.

Adam Parker, 19, of Wilson Road, West Reading, told a jury he never touched either of the boys in a sexual way, nor had he shown them pornographic material.

Mr Parker denied the offences, alleged to have happened last year, telling the court he was injured following an accident so could not have attacked them in the manner alleged.

Mr Parker suggested the older boy did not like his friendship with his cousin and that was the cause of the allegations. He told the court he believed his friend had gone along with the boy’s claims out of “respect” as they were family.